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UPDATE: The Cook County Health Department has released the name of a man suspected of fatally shooting three people in Mahomet.

The office identified 24-year-old John R. Lyons of Westchester, who was later killed in a shootout with police in Berwyn.

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UPDATE: The man suspected of fatally shooting three people in Mahomet was “known” to one of the victims, Mahomet Police Chief Mike Metzler said.

“According to the information we have, one of the victims was targeted,” Metzler said. “This was not a random incident.”

Metzler said he was unwilling to release the perpetrator’s name until the Illinois State Police, which took over this case, continue their investigation.

After the shooting in Mahomet, the man apparently immediately drove north to Berwyn, where he was killed in a shootout with police.

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UPDATE: A man suspected of fatally shooting three people in Mahomet has died after a shootout with police in a Chicago suburb.

According to Berwyn police, officers responded to a report of a man with a gun at 11:38 p.m. Wednesday. They found the man who fled on foot. The man then forced his way into a residential building and fatally shot two dogs.

Officers saw him flee into a nearby yard. After the man ignored police requests to stop, he shot at the officers, who returned fire, killing him.

The perpetrator, Berwyn police said, was involved in the triple murder of Mahomet on Wednesday. The suspect has yet to be identified.

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MAHOMET – Three family members are dead and a suspect has been located after a shooting Wednesday night at a residence on Mahomet’s south side.

Champaign County Coroner Laurie Brauer on Thursday identified the victims as Janis Mason, 61, Sara Mason, 26, and Caleb Mason, 23.

Responding to a report of a shooting in the 1100 block of Riverside Court at 9:41 p.m., police found three victims with life-threatening wounds. One victim – Sara Mason – was pronounced dead at the scene. Janis Mason and Caleb Mason were taken to Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana and pronounced dead shortly after 10 p.m

Police Chief Mike Metzler said in a news release, “The suspect has been identified and located.”

The department said on Facebook this morning: “The citizens of Mahomet are safe and there is no active threat.”

The incident occurred at a one-story home on the corner of Riverside Court and Riverside Drive. As of 10 a.m. Thursday, the crime scene was still secured by police as reporters waited outside.

Illinois State Police, the Champaign County Sheriff’s Office and the Champaign County Coroner’s Office are involved in the investigation.

This is a developing story.